Remote Learning Family Activities

If your child needs a break between reading and math or your family wants to "get out" and take a virtual trip together, check out some of the links below. Have your child pick one activity each day and email me a sentence or two about what they did for fun!

1. Make a card for a soldier or veteran

2. Read Alouds

• Choose one of the Read Alouds below and complete on of the listed activities. Email, or leave a comment on the "Share and Post" page you'll see on the menu to the left. Share a picture or sentence about the story and activity you choose!

  • "Billy's Bucket"

  • "Chocolate Cake" (this performer is funny!)

  • "The Darkest Dark" (This one is sung and set to music)

  • "Dinosaurs and all that rubbish"

  • "Dogger"

  • "Funny Bones- Ghost Train"

  • "Grace and Family"

  • "Grandpa"

  • "The Grotlyn"

  • "The Hairy Toe"

  • "Handa's Surprise"

  • "How to Hide a Lion"

  • "The Highway Rat" (This is a good one for identifying rhyme)

  • "Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears"

  • "Mog The Forgetful Cat"

  • "Mrs. Noah's Pocket's" (Listen to the Author read and talk about the story from her studio)

  • "Oliver's Vegetables" (A boy who doesn't eat vegetables ends up liking them!)

  • "Peace at Last"

  • "The Storm Whale"

  • "Tidy" (Another story great for practicing rhyming)

  • "The Tin Forest"

  • "Where's My Teddy" (Read by the Author, and a great rhyming book)

  • "The Wooden Camel"

  • "A Dog so Small" (this is longer, about 14 min., and read in 2 parts/2 videos)

  • "The Glassmaker's Daughter"

3. Blarney Castle, Ireland Virtual Tour - Take the virtual tour and email me or leave a comment at the "Share and Post" page to share a sentence or two about something interesting you saw or learned.

4. National Parks Virtual Tours - Take the virtual tour and email me or leave a comment at the "Share and Post" page to share a sentence or two about something interesting you saw or learned.

5. Metropolitan Opera Evening Shows (Nightly at 7:30, the website notes that traffic is heavy and may take time to lead, so try visiting a bit before the show starts if you are interested)

- Have you ever listened to opera music? Try it out and let me know what you thought in an email or a comment at "Share and Post" page.

6. Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Stream - Email me or leave a comment at t"Share and Post" page and let me know what animals you saw when you visited the site.

7. Guggenheim Museum Virtual Tour- Take the virtual tour and email me or leave a comment at the "Share and Post" page to share a sentence or two about something interesting you saw or learned.

8. Museum of Natural History (Dinosaurs!)- Take the virtual tour and email me or leave a comment at the "Share and Post"page to share a sentence or two about something interesting you saw or learned.

9. Cincinnati Zoo Safari (Facebook Live 3pm daily) - Email me or leave a comment at the "Share and Post" page and let me know what animals you saw when you visited the site.

Movement Breaks:

1. Cosmic Kids Yoga

2. Go Noodle